Actor Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Otis “Bad” Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. His career began when he worked as a child with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau Bridges in the syndicated television series Sea Hunt (1958-1961).The best known films by Jeff Bridges include Tron (1982), John Carpenter’s Starman(1984), The Big Lebowski (1998), and Iron Man (2008). Bridges earned his sixth Academy Award nomination for his role of Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 Coen brothers remake of True Grit.